HOUGHTON — It is inevitable, that there are changes and events to mark the end of fall and the beginning of winter — Christmas sales, the change from Daylight time and night parking bans.

Parking bans in most municipalities are nearly identical to that of the city of Houghton: Parking between the hours of 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. is prohibited on all city streets between Nov. 1 and April 30 every year. 

Houghton’s ordinance says persons are allowed to park vehicles on a lawn or side yard when no other parking is available during the period from No. 1 through April 30 only. The ordinance states this is done to keep the streets clear for the plow trucks to move the snow.  

Houghton Police Lt. Nick Roberts said between 2 and 7 a.m. vehicles must be off the street at night. “There are no allowance

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